Pedestrian killed in DUI crash in Palo Alto ID’d

Miguel Zaragoza Torres was arrested in the car-crash death of a pedestrian in Palo Alto.

Miguel Zaragoza Torres was arrested in the car-crash death of a pedestrian in Palo Alto.

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Miguel Zaragoza Torres was arrested in the car-crash death of a pedestrian in Palo Alto.

Miguel Zaragoza Torres was arrested in the car-crash death of a pedestrian in Palo Alto.

Photo: Palo Alto Police / Palo Alto Police

Pedestrian killed in DUI crash in Palo Alto ID’d

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A pedestrian who died after he was hit by an alleged drunken driver in Palo Alto was identified Tuesday as 67-year-old Louis Williams of East Palo Alto.

Williams was taking a walk on East Bayshore Road near Laura Lane about 6:15 a.m. Monday when he was hit by a 2007 Nissan Maxima driven by Miguel Zaragoza Torres, 19, of Sunnyvale, police said.

The car careened off the roadway, hit a power pole and rolled over. Police found Williams dead in the street. It is not clear where he was at the time of the crash, police said.

Torres, who was not hurt, stayed at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and driving without a license, police said. He was alone in the Nissan when it crashed.